Divisiveness. Our two largest political parties find it overly challenging to compromise on important issues, which leads to gridlock.

Disagreements on the internet too often erupt into name calling and threats. Cancel culture is now a thing.

Two modern philosophers have addressed this animosity and suggested that we adopt “epistemic humility.” That means we should be more humble about our claims and be more open to listening to one another.

I don’t think that means that we have to always change what we think, but we should be open to the possibility that our views on a given topic may not be as informed as we thought.

I am open to changing my mind about this.